Minneapolis design firm gives Jack Daniels a makeover

Design Cue Inc. helped the world's top whiskey maker redesign its bottle and label. The changes are subtle -- the new bottle is chiseled with sharper lines than the old one, but they company didn't stray too far from the original.

Design Cue Inc. helped the world's top whiskey maker redesign its bottle and label. The changes are subtle -- the new bottle is chiseled with sharper lines than the old one, but they company didn't stray too far from the original.

Five architectural and engineering firms vying to design the Minnesota Vikings new $1 billion home will present their plans during an open house Thursday night in downtown Minneapolis. WCCO reports fans are welcome to attend and ask questions. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is expected to make a final decision on the architect next week.

Some city and business leaders want to revamp the downtown walkway, saying routine repairs to fix cracks and water damage are now amounting to millions of dollars a year. The Downtown Journal says the city would ask the state to kick in $25 million, with the private sector and city covering the rest.

Design changes to a key Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical Inc. heart device, including an added layer of insulation to reduce the risk of abrasions, do not prevent defects that could lead to device failure and death. That's according to prominent cardiologist Robert Hauser of Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis who made the comments in a study published in the medical journal Europace. He tells the Pioneer Press, "I can't say the Durata lead is bad. I just can't say that it's good."

Minneapolis designer Raul Osorio was cut from the Lifetime reality show "Project Runway" on Thursday, after a challenge in which he and a partner had to design a high-fashion dress worthy of an Emmy Awards red-carpet stroll.

A unique movie contest is coming to the Twin Cities. The 48 Hour Film Project will give filmmakers two days to write, cast, film and edit a movie. To start, the registered teams will each be given a movie genre, character, prop and line of dialogue at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis on June 8. The final products will screen at the venue June 12-14.